The American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) is a large species of flamingo closely related to the greater flamingo and Chilean flamingo. It is also known as the Caribbean flamingo, although it is also present in the Galápagos Islands. The American flamingo is the only one found in the Bahamas and have…
View More Bahamas Philately: American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)Author: James Gavin
Bahamas Philately: Buccaneer Point
Buccaneer Point was developed in the 1950s with the docks constructed c.1965. It offered a hotel, restaurant, bars and stores. Facilities included a marina and diving gear. Postcards 1967 – Dukane Press Inc (#2630 Series) References Skin Diver 1968-07: Vol 17 Iss 7
View More Bahamas Philately: Buccaneer PointBahamas Philately: Bimini – South Bimini
For many years, South Bimini tourists were limited to boaters because there were few accommodations other than private homes. South Bimini later added South Bimini Airport. Juan Ponce de León and his search for the Fountain of Youth included references to Bimini. Arawak and/or Taíno spoke of a land called…
View More Bahamas Philately: Bimini – South BiminiBahamas Philately: Flowers of the Bahamas – Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea is a genus of thorny ornamental vines, bushes, and trees belonging to the four o’ clock family, Nyctaginaceae. It is native to eastern South America, found from Brazil, west to Peru, and south to southern Argentina. The inflorescence consists of large colourful sepal-like bracts which surround three simple waxy…
View More Bahamas Philately: Flowers of the Bahamas – BougainvilleaBahamas Philately: Colourpicture Publishers Inc
Colourpicture Publishers, Inc., was a greeting card and postcard printer and distributor in Boston, Massachusetts, on Newbury Street with a factory at 76a Atherton Street. The firm was in business between 1938 and 1969. Colorpicture began using Plastichrome for picture postcards and pictorial reproductions in April 1949. Images printed using…
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